FEDERAL JUDGE IN TEXAS RULES ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN REGULATE IMMIGRATION

A federal district court judge has ruled against the Dallas suburb of Farmer's Branch in a case challenging the municipalities ordinance barring the rental of apartments and homes to illegally present immigrants. The court's decision ruled that state and local regulation of immigration law is unconstitutional and while the decision only pertains to this town's law, the decision certainly raises the question of whether the whole range of laws popping up around the country affecting employers, landlords and others.